#7204: Use a class to control FFI marshalling
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    Reporter:  simonpj           |       Owner:                  
        Type:  feature request   |      Status:  new             
    Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:                  
   Component:  Compiler          |     Version:  7.4.2           
    Keywords:                    |          Os:  Unknown/Multiple
Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Failure:  None/Unknown    
  Difficulty:  Unknown           |    Testcase:                  
   Blockedby:                    |    Blocking:                  
     Related:                    |  
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Comment(by illissius):

 Newtype deriving doesn't currently work on classes with ATs:

 {{{{
 test231.hs:19:35:
     Can't make a derived instance of `Marshal (Age a)'
       (even with cunning newtype deriving):
       the class has associated types
     In the newtype declaration for `Age'
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/7204#comment:2>
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